Total Lunar Eclipse of 2 Apr, 1950 AD

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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly.
This eclipse's forecast is estimated to be accurate to within 2km in distance and a few seconds in time.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on Sunday 2 April, 1950 UT, with maximum eclipse at 20:44 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 26 minutes and 54 seconds. With the Moon just 3% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may have been quite bright, but even so, this should have been worth seeing. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 10 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 7 minutes.
The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 10 minutes.
The total eclipse lasted for 26 minutes and 54 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 20:44:05 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was just a day before perigee, making it extremely large.
At maximum eclipse it was 0.564° in apparent
diameter, which is 6.2% larger than average.
The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of
the Sun and Moon.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse,
when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that
the map is approximate, and if you
were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close
to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to
see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where
the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except
where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time,
the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web SiteThe primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. [NASA Goddard Space flight Center]https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a
percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0%
is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the
Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is
the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee).
The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes
of the Sun and Moon.